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brindled
adjective as in dappled
adjective as in speckled
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Dragonfish have “luminous barbels swinging from their chins”; a Pacific sleeper shark possesses “a body as brindled as old granite.”
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It was on a mammoth brindled rock, stained with rust, black and orange.
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In April, the brindled, lanky dog, who was left outside 24/7, according to Rafaela, had again escaped.
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Ek and Do each had two rows of eyes, and short brindled fur.
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Greyhounds aren’t just gray either; they can be black, bluish gray, light red or brindled in different shades of red or blue.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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